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Wheeling’s Juneteenth celebration marks a day of freedom and remembrance
WTRF Wheeling· 1 day agoWHEELING, W.V. — June 19 is all about freedom, marking the day when Union soldiers landed in ...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth - WBBJ TV
WBBJ TV· 1 day agoIt was the day when a Union officer reached Galveston, Texas and announced their liberation. It...
Man who proclaimed all enslaved people were free is buried in Kentucky
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 21 hours agoUnited States Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger is the Union leader who read the order in Galveston, Texas,...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA parade float drives by during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in...
Some say Juneteenth is ‘a day just as important as the Fourth of July’
WFLA via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Celebrating African-American freedom, Juneteenth marks when enslaved people in ...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 2 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African Americans were...
20 books by Black authors you should read this Juneteenth
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThese books celebrate Black authors and their unique works. Juneteenth commemorates the day Union...
Opinion: Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 5 days agoIn Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into...
Detroit marks Juneteenth with art and joy at downtown celebration
Detroit Free Press· 1 day agoOne-and-a-half year-old Brooklyn Phillips probably didn’t know what ground she stood on or why she...
Crestview hosts 3rd annual Juneteenth Celebration
WJHG Panama City· 21 hours agoCommunities across the nation are celebrating Juneteenth today, marking the anniversary of Union soldiers arriving in Galveston, Texas, with news that...